Drapery-hanger



R. P. MORTON, JR-

DRAPERY HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23' I920.

Patented Aug. 16,1921.

Robert P. Morton Jr ROBERT PVMORTON, JR., F FAIEVIEW, NEW JERSEY.

DRAlBERY-HANGEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 16-, 1921.

Application filed October 23, 1920. Serial No. 418,992.

i To all whom it may concern:

' sequently hanging the Be it known that I, Ito-BERT P. MoRroN, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Fairview, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Drapery-Hangers, of which the following 'is a specification.

This invention relates to drapery hangers in general and has more particular reference to what are usually termed crape hangers.

The present method employed by undertakers in hanging crape consists-in driving a nail or screw into the support and subcrape on said nail by means of strings or other suitable flexible elements. This not onlyrequires considerable time, but is a source of annoyance in both hanging the crape or removing the same from its support.

It is therefore the purposeof this invention to provide a device which is very simple in construction for hanging crapes on a suitablesupport to overcome the above noted objections by the present day method, and

providing a device that can be manufactured and sold at a very nominal cost.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detalled description is read in. connection W1 'h the accompanying drawing the invention residing in the combination, constructlon and arrangement of parts as.

claimed.

Figure 1 18 a perspective view of the plate member.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the com-- plete device showing the fastening element attached to the plate member. r

In the drawings forming cate the similar parts in the several views and wherein The device forming the subject matter of my invention embodies an elongated member or plate 10 which may be constructed from any suitable material and which is slit along parallel lines as at 11 at spaced points in its length, the spaced portions of the material thus defined provides bendable tongues 12. The bendable tongues 12 prothe plate part of this 7 application like numerals of reference 1I1Cl1 ject in opposite directions transversely of and from a point approximately in .a plane with the longitudinal center of the plate. The plate is also provided at one end with alongitudinally disposed slot 18. At one side of the plate is arranged a fastening element for associating the crape with the plate the fastening element in this particular instance in the form of a safety pin 14. The fixed element of the pin is arranger against one side of the plate and heldin position thereon by means of the bendable tongues 12, the said tongues being bent to provide loops which embrace saidfixed limb of the pin as shown. .It is thereby under stood that the device in its entirety may vary in size and may also be constructed of any suitable design, and when it is desired to hang a crape it is only necessary to position the plate 10 upon a screw-eye or other suitable'element (not shown) in which element is received by the slot 13 of the plate. Manifestly, the plate assumes a vertical position when in use and cannot become casually separated from the nail or other fastening goingdescription the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired, as fall within the scope of what is claimed. VVha-t I claim is V A cr ape hanger comprising an elongated member having a slot arranged. adjacent one end of the member, bendable tongues provided on said member and formed to provide loops arranged in aline with said slot, and safety pin having a body portion thereof embraced by said loops for holding the pin mounted on one side of said member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ROBERT, P. MORTON, JR.

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